Sen Barack Obama has swept to victory in the epic contest for the [US] democratic presidential nomination, with a surge of support from uncommitted delegates giving him over and above the total 2,118 delegate votes he needed to clinch the nomination. The win makes him the first major presidential candidate of African American descent. Sen Hillary Clinton may well concede defeat as early as tonight, and already told congressional colleagues she was open to becoming Obama’s vice president nomination. Obama will be officially crowned the Democratic nominee at the convention in August and will face Republican John McCain in Nov 4ths Presidential election. [Source: Reuters]
